As of May 2023, 5, the number of students enrolled in universities in Japan has increased by approximately 1 compared to the same period of the previous year, a record high, according to the 1 School Basic Survey (preliminary figures) compiled by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. became clear.The number of students enrolled in undergraduate departments, the number of female students enrolled in undergraduate departments, and the number of female faculty members in the university as a whole all hit record highs.
According to the School Basic Survey, the number of students enrolled at the university as a whole increased by about 1 compared to the same period last year, reaching a record high of about 5,000.Of these, about 294 are enrolled in undergraduate courses, an increase of about 6,000 from the same period last year, and also a record high.The number of students enrolled in graduate schools reached approximately 263, an increase of approximately 3,000 from the same period last year.
逆に、短期大学生は前年同期より約8,000人少ない約8万7,000人、高等専門学校の学生は前年同期より約300人減って約5万6,000人になった。専門学校生徒数は約55万5,000人で、前年同期を約2万6,000人下回っている。
The number of female students enrolled in the undergraduate program increased by approximately 3,400 from the same period last year to a record high of approximately 120.Female students accounted for 4,000% of all undergraduate students, a record high.
The number of female faculty members at the university as a whole reached approximately 1,300, an increase of approximately 5 from the same period last year, a record high.The ratio of women among all university teaching staff also increased by 2,000 percentage points from the same period of the previous year to 0.5%, a record high.
In Japan, the declining birthrate and aging society are progressing, and while the number of children and students below high school is decreasing at an accelerated pace, the number of university students continues to increase, albeit at a slower pace.However, some say that the increase in the number of students is approaching its limit.
